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celebrated Scottish poet and songwriter. He is widely considered

the national poet of Scotland and was an important influence on the early Romantic movement.

Alloway, near Ayr, on January 25, 1759. Robert was

educated briefly in Alloway before going to Ayr. However, whilst studying his family were beset by financial
concerns and Burns was forced to work as a farm
labourer. Burns had to work at a variety of labouring
jobs, but, in his spare time, began to compose
poetry and songs.

in 1784,young Byron together with his brother Gilbert, rented

a farm near Mauchline; but this was never a great financial success, and he toyed with the idea of moving to Jamaica in the West Indies.

his first works were published under the title “Poems,

Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect“. These included works such as ‘To a Mouse’ and ‘The Holy Fair’. The critical reception
and relative success of this publication
encouraged Burns to remain in Scotland and he
moved to Edinburgh where he became involved
in the thriving cultural scene. He was also
initiated into the Masons and became the poet
laureate of the Edinburgh Freemasons.

a commission to work on a collection of Scottish

folk songs. Burns collected a rich diversity of Scottish folk songs, sometimes improving upon them and also including his own. These were published as ‘The Scots Musical Museum’ in five volumes over a period of sixteen years.
This compilation included a reworking of ‘Auld Lang Syne‘ which later became a famous global song, usually sung on New Year’s Eve.

forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and

days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.”

Jean Armour and together they had nine children. However,

he also had a string of affairs and lovers, such as Mary Campbell.

a political writer and was considered a radical for

his forthright views on republicanism. In 1795, he was moved by the events of the French revolution and its clarion call for equality.

later on July 21, 1796, of rheumatic fever. He

was buried in St Michael’s Dumfries.

well known but gained little financial compensation for his

works. However,
after his death, his
reputation blossomed
and he became an icon
of Scottish culture.

host says a few words to welcome everyone to

the supper and opens the meal with a reading of “The Selkirk Grace”.

bagpiper pipes music to welcome the star attraction of

the supper – the haggis, a sheep’s stomach stuffed with the sheep’s heart, liver and lungs

Burns’ poem “To a Haggis” and cuts open the

haggis with a sharp knife. Everyone then toasts the haggis by raising their glasses and shouting: ‘To the Haggis!’

everyone joining hands and singing Burns’ world-famous song ‘Auld

Lang Syne’, meaning ‘For Times Gone By’.